Dotdigital vs. Google Voice

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dotdigital
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Dotdigital is a customer engagement platform that helps digital marketers and developers deliver communications across the customer journey. It uses customer data to drive engagement, conversion, and loyalty for brands as they grow and scale. The platform connects first party data across systems to surface insights and automate predictive cross-channel messages.N/A
Google Voice
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Google Voice is a free IP telephony service that provides users with one phone number that can be forwarded to multiple phones or devices. It includes features such as call forwarding, voicemail translation, text messaging, and voice calls. Fees may apply for international calling.
$10
per month
Pricing
DotdigitalGoogle Voice
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Starter
$10
per user/per month
Standard
$20
per user/per month
Premier
$30
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DotdigitalGoogle Voice
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DotdigitalGoogle Voice
Features
DotdigitalGoogle Voice
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
-
Ratings
Google Voice
5.3
53 Ratings
41% below category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings6.025 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings3.027 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings1.419 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings6.846 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
-
Ratings
Google Voice
8.4
67 Ratings
1% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings8.546 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings6.422 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings10.060 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings9.065 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
-
Ratings
Google Voice
7.5
44 Ratings
7% below category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings6.222 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings7.839 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
-
Ratings
Google Voice
7.0
63 Ratings
14% below category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings6.745 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings7.351 Ratings
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User Ratings
DotdigitalGoogle Voice
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(6 ratings)
9.0
(71 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(7 ratings)
Usability
7.4
(5 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(35 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DotdigitalGoogle Voice
Likelihood to Recommend
dotdigital EMEA Limited
DotDigital has a drag-and-drop email builder and many good templates. Using automation, I was able to send out emails with ease. During the onboarding process, you will also be able to speak with real people. We use it to create modern and engaging emails for customers, whether abandoned cart or post-purchase. It has excellent reporting modules, but it lacks a few fundamentals, which can be frustrating. As a whole, the partnership has been a success so far.
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Google
I do think Google Voice works well for organizations that do not have a support team meant to provide regular telephone support, and instead do so on an ad hoc basis. I would not recommend it for high-volume call activities, such as SDR motions.
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Pros
dotdigital EMEA Limited
  • Email Campaigns are simple and easy to crease
  • We use the SMS to alert our customers to any technical issues
  • Good support from account managers
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Google
  • Google Voice has been great for setting up additional phone lines and numbers.
  • The voicemail inbox is a great feature and you can see when messages come in online and listen to the messages from your computer.
  • Google Voice allows us to have multiple phone numbers and lines for specific business purposes.
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Cons
dotdigital EMEA Limited
  • API limits: There is a hardcoded limit on how many API calls you can make per hour, and to raise it, you have to pay.
  • The API set is very limited in general.
  • The API set is very limited in general
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Google
  • There has not been much innovation since the initial release.
  • It doesn't handle SMS well.
  • It does not natively integrate with CRM without legacy complication
  • It is not supported by Google as it once was
  • Call Recording is non-existent
  • Call-Tree or Virtual Auto-Attendant needs are not available
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Likelihood to Renew
dotdigital EMEA Limited
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Voice has been invaluable for us in our effort to provide exceptional customer service. With Google Voice, we have been able to increase our customer interactions while reducing the wait time to reach a live person on our team. We couldn't be more pleased with the way things have worked out since implementing Google Voice.
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Usability
dotdigital EMEA Limited
DotDigital is not difficult to use, however, the user interface could use some optimization. There are certain elements that can be challenging to find, and the menus are not always intuitive. However, the tool makes up for that with easy to use features, like creating segments, and allowing many rules to specify these particular groups.
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Google
I think it works really well in the arena it operates in, but not so well in areas where an enterprise system would be more appropriate. It's great for quick solutions that just work, but not so much for more complex call management tasks.
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Support Rating
dotdigital EMEA Limited
No answers on this topic
Google
They do not offer support unless you have the Business account for Google Voice under G Suite. This is tough, because Google doesn't really have a customer support team for this service, so when it gets shut down for a few hours, we have no choice but to wait it out. But this doesn't happen that often, which is great.
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Implementation Rating
dotdigital EMEA Limited
No answers on this topic
Google
It is a pretty seamless program to transfer to, even for people who either have little experience with these programs or people who were stuck on Skype
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Alternatives Considered
dotdigital EMEA Limited
DotDigital's platform is simple to use for essential email marketing campaigns. Setting up Programs (action-driven automation) is simple. It gives you the ability to design stunning campaigns with a wide range of customizability. To better understand our customer base, it analyzes each email sent out. In every situation, the support team has been responsive and helpful.
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Google
The integrations of Google Voice with all our devices are flawless, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and Mac. Also, the call performance is far superior on wifi as well as on mobile data. With Skype, we had several problems with personal accounts, performance issues, and in general, it felt awkward to use it.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
dotdigital EMEA Limited
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Voice should be also be use to those who have difficulty in speaking English. So the contract term will need to be a little strict as Google Voice is used in navigations as the part of GPRS navigation is personal. The private data need to be in control much more securely and safely.
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Professional Services
dotdigital EMEA Limited
No answers on this topic
Google
It help to connect with the products that we use as a part. We need to get in touch with our professional world. It is like a tool that helps us to get in touch with everything from A to Z in our professional careers. So we need to be in touch with everything as linearly as the jpb can be done.
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Return on Investment
dotdigital EMEA Limited
  • Maintenance costs due to integration limits.
  • API tiers (now formalized in the documentation) were discovered after the initial purchase, so there are more recurring costs.
  • In general, a raise of costs in the IT compartment, while it can benefit marketing.
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Google
  • Cost for Google Voice is stellar, starting at $10/mo per user.
  • While it doesn't offer a new Audio/Video conferencing solution it does integrate with GSuite so it makes use of Google Calendar and Hangouts/ Google Meet.
  • Gets the employee's to use their company phone numbers more as texting is easy and deployment is simple.
  • The cell phone app is reliable and easy to deploy.
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